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Gentex Corp. · 21 hours ago

Assistant Product Manager, Situational Awareness Value Stream

Manchester, NH

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Gentex Corporation is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions. The Assistant Product Manager will support the management of the product lifecycle and roadmap for Situational Awareness Value Stream products, ensuring alignment with business and market needs while contributing to customer engagement and product improvement.

Aerospace

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage product lifecycle activities across the Situational Awareness Value Stream (SAVS)

Contribute to the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and related strategy documentation

Drive product pricing research, competitive analysis, and initial new-product pricing inputs

Maintain product configuration documentation and support product line extensions and end-of-life activities

Manage creation of business cases for new product capabilities and value-stream investments

Manage prioritization of product development activities and coordinate with engineering, operations, and other functional teams

Build familiarity with key customer segments and participate in early customer and partner engagements

Assist with continuous improvement efforts related to customer satisfaction

Support proposal and bid preparation, leveraging developing knowledge of the product portfolio

Monitor order status and support customer communication as needed

Coordinate with distribution partners and internal functions (scheduling, manufacturing, engineering, quality, purchasing, shipping) to ensure product alignment with customer requirements

Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering, and operations to support product development and commercialization activities

Assist Marketing Communications with product launch planning following established New Product Launch SOPs

Track performance of new products relative to initial assumptions and support activities that accelerate market adoption

Participate in trade shows, customer visits, training sessions, and product demonstrations as needed

Maintain schedule flexibility to meet critical deadlines

Qualification

Product lifecycle managementTactical audio systemsRadio communication equipmentTechnical customer supportProject managementCustomer engagementCompetitive analysisMarket researchCommunication skills

Required

A four-year degree, preferably in Business, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related technical discipline

Prior experience or academic exposure to ground military, defense, law enforcement, or ruggedized communication or other electronic technologies and products

Experience with tactical audio systems, radio communication equipment, hearing protection technologies, power and data distribution hubs, or visual augmentation systems

Experience in defense or adjacent technical industries

Exposure to product development, project or program management, or technical customer support

Strong communication skills

Familiarity with military or government user communities

Understanding of government acquisition or evaluation processes